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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






2. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






3. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






4. What are healthy sources of fats?






5. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






6. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






7. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






8. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






9. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






10. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






11. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






12. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






13. What foods have high quality protein?






14. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






15. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






16. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?






17. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






18. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






19. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






20. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






21. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






22. When does BMR decrease?






23. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






24. What is the function of vitamin C?






25. What function is vitamin D?






26. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






27. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






28. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






29. Sources of fats






30. What is the function of vitamin E?






31. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






32. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






33. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






34. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






35. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






36. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






37. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






38. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






39. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






40. What is RDA of protein?






41. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






42. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






43. Fats can lead to some medical problems






44. Where can you get more vitamin D?






45. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






46. What function is vitamin A?






47. How many calories/gram is protein?






48. What is normal BMI?






49. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






50. How much more calories are needed for lactation?